Grain-car-door fastener.



PATENTED 001". 15, 1907. R. P. EVANS & W. P. FLYNN.

GRAIN GAR DOOR FASTENBR.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JAN. 23, 1907.

(maze/"Pi g m I of Nebraska, have invented new and useful I1uproveangular member of the lnneket. The rounded porliALlll l. EVANS -\.\l) WALTER l. l"l.\'. Ul" U'LYSSES, NEBRASKA.

GRAIN-OAR-DOOR FASTENEH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed January 23, 1907. Serial No. 353,702,

To all whom it. may concern.

Be it known thatwo, Rum! I. Brass and \\'.-\L1 n 1. Firms citizens of the United States of Amer-hi1 9 residing at Ulysses, in the county of Butler and State 'ments in Gmin-Cnr-Door Fast ners, of which the iollowing is :1. specification. i

ed in pivoted lunokets 1], each provided with a hole 12 through which a pivot pin or bolt 13 is passed, said holt extending th'mugh the h le 12 and through lhe plate 3 and the timbers oithe or, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3. A keyhole slot 14 is formed inllte tion 1) oi the clamping rod is seated in the enlarged This invention relates to grain ear door fasteners, and one olthe objects of tin.- same is to improve and I end in is a mtehet wheel 11'', and a pawl 17 pivoted simplify the eonslructiou oi' devices of tin "lttil'zttltl.

Another ul juzt oi the invention is to provide menus whit-l1 can he quickly opt-mo d to clamp a sliding grain our door and to hold the :Jlltt reeurely in plat-e,

I aeeonnnodute :1 wrench for turning the clamping rod.

uu-ans being provided when-by the door may he readily released to slide upward wh'en load the ear.

Still another olrjeet oi the invention is to ])lu\ltl0 means for-clumping the door in plaee, and to permit the vlamping devices to he thrown up out of the way hen uotjn use.

'lhi-se and otlle. objects may he attained liy means of the eoustrru'tion illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whieli:

l-iguro l-is an elevation oi the inner side of :1 car provided with our invention, the floor ol' the ear IH'lIlg shown in ser'tion. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of the side wall of the ear, and showing our door clamping numns swung upward in a position when not. in

- use. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3--3, Fig.

I, looking in the direction in dir'ated by the arrows. Fig. 4 is a perspective View done of outdoor clamping rods, mid rod lining shown;brokennway intermediate its ends. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a pivoted lnnelcet to which the clamping rod is connected at; its upper end. Fig. (i is it perspective view of the pivoted bracket.

Referring to the thawing for a. more partieuhu' (luscrip't-ion of our invention, the numeral 1 designates the do will] of a gtaint-ar, and 2 is the opening therein for birding and unloading the ear. Seuured to each side til the door opening 2 is a metal plate 3 forming a door post, raid pinto heingsemu'od in place by means of belts or screws 4. Secured to tho floor oi the car in line with the plate 3 nredimring plates 5, said plates lining set into the tloor'oi' the ear with-their upper surfaces flush with the t4 )1) suria'se of the tlour, and each of said plates having a hole or socket; formed therein [or the clamping rods ti. Bach clamping rod 6 is in the i rutoi a double erankflhe lower end of hhit'll is provided with a projecting pintle 7 pivotally mounted in the plat 5; and the upper end of said clamping rod is provided with a key S, a circular portion 9 above the key aorta tenuinal squared portion 10 designed for the engagement of a wrench in: turning the clamping rods. 'l'irc upper ends of the clamping rods are mountit is desired to unportion ol' the keyhole slot 14 with the squared end l0 projecting through the some. Fitted upon the squared upon a pin passing through the hole '18, is adapted to engage said lntt-het wheel. The squat-oil end ll) of the Plumping rod Ii projerts above the ratchet wheel to A suitable her-per I8 is seeured to the inner side of the car as shown in Fig. 2, and one of the clamping liars Li is engaged with said ltet-per when it is desired to swing said liar out of the way. A similar keeper rnty be utilized for the other elaurping lJtll or rod. The sliding door it is provided with uprights b, and is ehuuped between the plates 3, and the crank portions of the clamping rod ti.

Fnun the foregoing the operation of out car door fastener may he readily understood. When it is desired to clamp the door a in place, a wrench is applied to the squared upper ends of the. clamping rods, and said rods are turned until the enmk portions bear against the door, and elarup it between said rods and the plates 3 forming the door posts, the mtehet. wheel lti serving to hold the clamping rods in position. When it. is required to remove the door u the wreru-h'is again applied to the squared portion 10, and the pawl is diseninclusud within the ear, and can be readily swung out of the way when not in use. I

Having thus described the invention, what claim is: 1. A one door fastener mnrprisiug: a nulr (h. ehuuplu:

rods oar-h heiuy: ph-otully mounted at: its lower and, and its upper and murmured to a pivoted bracket, said hrneket being provided with a krn-hule-rheretn, a key on the chimping rotl adapted to engage snhl keyhole, a ratchet wheel on sold clamping rml. and u squared portlon fur a. wrench, and a keeper for holding mtid clumping rolls in position out of use.

2. A car door fastener couun'lsing metal plates secured to the upright posts upon o posite sides of the door opening of :1 our, clumping rods ptrutully mounted at their lower ends to hearing plates secured to the car door, pirated brackets through which the upper ends a! sum ehmrping rods are passed, ratchet wheels mounted upon said clamping rods, pawls for engaging said ratchet wheels, and a squared portion upon said clamping rod for turning the same, and means for sustaining said clamping rods in position when not required for use.

3. A car door fastener comprising clumping rods pivotally mounted at their lower ends said rods being removable from'the bearing plates at their lower ends and connected at their upper ends to pivotally mounted brackets, means for rotating said clamping rods, and means for sustaining said clamping rods in inoperative positions.

4. In a car door fastener, clamping rods pivotallj' mounted at their lower ends at opposite sides of the door opening, said rods being removable from the bearing plates at their lower ends, pivoted brackets through which the upper ends of said clamping rods are passed, means for holdin said clamping rods in adjusted position for clamping the door, and means for holding said clamping rods in 

